The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has welcomed the latest Annual IP Crime Report findings, which has revealed the true extent of the fight against intellectual property (IP) theft. HMRC seized over 2100 consignments containing four million items during 2009/10. The goods had a staggering estimated value of £40 million, based on the price of the genuine item. John Lovelock, Chief Executive, FAST commented: “The government’s report lays bare the ongoing battle agains...
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Joint Education Campaign Launched by Federation Against Software Theft and Trading Standards to build awareness in business on illegal use of software The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has joined forces with Trading Standards in Cardiff, Southampton and the Royal borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to support its innovative campaign to advise businesses on the issue of software misuse and how to ensure compliance. The campaign based on a comprehensive brochure entitled ‘Software...
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FAST launches groundbreaking online anti-piracy initiative FAST, champion of legal software use, has launched a successful online anti-piracy campaign on behalf of its member Primal Pictures, which is set to be the benchmark for future such initiatives in the UK. The trial project, undertaken to identify the revenue loss to Primal Pictures by online piracy was a two stage programme focusing on Product Piracy Takedowns (PPT) and Positive Product Optimisation (PPO). Primal Pictures was establis...
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Joint initiative between FAST and Trading Standards in Swansea takes out the pirate Trading Standards in Swansea working closely with local police, have conducted a high profile raid on a local man in Swansea alleged to have been selling pirated software on Gumtree, the network of online classifieds and community websites. The anti-piracy raid, using robust powers granted under section 107A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, took place as a result of evidence presented to t...
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Section 107A used for the first time in anger by Swansea to tackle corporate software copyright offences Trading Standards in Swansea working in conjunction with the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), have conducted the first anti-piracy raid in the city using the 2007 powers granted under section 107A - together with considerations of possible offences under section 110 - of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. After receiving information from a whistle blower, FAST supplied de...
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The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), is offering guidance and expertise to Trading Standards in the fight against software piracy as IDC estimates 27 per cent of software used in businesses is illegal. FAST in partnership with Trading Standards, urges businesses to stay safe from software misuse by insisting they monitor their software usage closely. As Trading Standards is becoming more stringent in investigating organisations’ suspected illegal activity, FAST is continuing to re...
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation & others v Newzbin Limited sets legal precedent. The Federation Against Software Theft has hailed as ‘historic’ the recent judgement taken by Mr Justice Kitchin in Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation & others v Newzbin Limited case. The Judge found that Newzbin had committed copyright infringement by authorising infringement, that it was jointly liable being involved in a common design with its users to infringe and it was an infring...
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FAST IiS, the not-for-profit association promoting best practice in software use, today held an IT security seminar to educate UK businesses on the latest solutions against the threats of malware, viruses and unregulated use of social networking sites. The event was held at Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall and forms part of FAST IiS’s ongoing commitment to educating UK businesses on the latest best practice advice and technological solutions. FAST IiS Chief Executive John ...
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New Minister for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has been reported as saying that the Digital Economy Act is here to stay; news greeted with approval from software industry body FAST. John Lovelock, Chief Executive of FAST commented: "This is great news for the software industry, long struggling with internet piracy, together with other intellectual property rights holders. Our hope is that the graduated response provisions of this Act will be proportionate and drive traffic ...
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The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), the industry body formed to promote trustworthy practice within the cloud computing sector, today commented on businesses' reluctance to invest in cloud-based services. Recent findings from research firm the Ponemon Institute claims 68 per cent of polled IT professionals in the U.S and Europe, believe it's too risky to store financial information and intellectual property outside of the company's data centre. The chairman of the CIF group and Fasth...
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